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this bill would provide for another $1 billion to pakistan, the pakistani government and pakistan, they are not our friends. why are we borrowing money from china to give to a government that has betrayed us time and time again? therefore i urge adoption of my amendment to eliminate any funding in this appropriations bill from going to pakistan and i reserve the balance of my time. i yield back the blaps of my time. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dicks: i rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. dicks: the bill includes approximately $2.4 billion for the pakistani military. $1.1 billion is for the pakistani counterinsurgency fund and approximately $1.3 billion is for other funds. coalition support funds are used to reimburse the pakistani military for operations which generally support u.s. counterterrorism objectives. in the wake of osama bin laden's killing by u.s. special forces, serious questions have arisen about pakistan's reliability as a strategic partner. i agree with
this bill would provide for another $1 billion to pakistan, the pakistani government and pakistan, they are not our friends. why are we borrowing money from china to give to a government that has betrayed us time and time again? therefore i urge adoption of my amendment to eliminate any funding in this appropriations bill from going to pakistan and i reserve the balance of my time. i yield back the blaps of my time. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dicks:...
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Jul 4, 2011
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army's 101st airborne division, located along the afghanistan border with pakistan. later on, a discussion about the 2012 presidential campaign with a focus on battleground and early primary states as well as the republican presidential field. the senate was scheduled to take a weeklong break for the july 4th holiday, but the majority leader decided to have senators return tomorrow to continue negotiations on the debt and deficit. on the floor, military operations in libya starting at 2:00 with a vote on moving the resolution at 5:00. the house is out for the july 4th holiday. lawmakers return to business at 2:00 on wednesday. the main work this week will be on defense spending for fiscal 2012. also expected is the flood insurance program. the house is live on c-span and the senate on the c-span2. on the "washington journal" tomorrow morning -- a reporter discusses the fund-raising efforts by 2012 presidential candidates and the national parties. then, a look at new report showing flaws and the criminal background check system used during firearm purchases. we will s
army's 101st airborne division, located along the afghanistan border with pakistan. later on, a discussion about the 2012 presidential campaign with a focus on battleground and early primary states as well as the republican presidential field. the senate was scheduled to take a weeklong break for the july 4th holiday, but the majority leader decided to have senators return tomorrow to continue negotiations on the debt and deficit. on the floor, military operations in libya starting at 2:00 with...
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Jul 27, 2011
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and atrocities suffered by religious minorities in pakistan. the government of pack stage has since a-- pakistan has since abolished the ministry of minorities, under the false pretension that it does not matter in relation to the united states. a special envoy for religious minorities sends the right message at the right time and empowers a diplomatic with the access to the president and hopefully the presidents throughout the region and all those who are concerned, the rights of religious minorities matter and we will not look askance at their destruction. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 440 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules -- mr. smith: mr. speaker. qui the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman requests the yeas and nays. the yeas and nays are requested. all those in f
and atrocities suffered by religious minorities in pakistan. the government of pack stage has since a-- pakistan has since abolished the ministry of minorities, under the false pretension that it does not matter in relation to the united states. a special envoy for religious minorities sends the right message at the right time and empowers a diplomatic with the access to the president and hopefully the presidents throughout the region and all those who are concerned, the rights of religious...
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Jul 1, 2011
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the critical commercial link between -- pakistan and afghanistan. it provides a route to the capital city of kabul for improved government, trade, health care, and education. i want to say a few words around the circumstances. as a picture shows, the topographical and geologically features of this area within the construction work has occurred are some of the most challenging we faced in afghanistan. the security environment has made this the most dangerous project our company has attempted. suffered 21 killed, 51 wounded and four missing. security as a percentage of the overall project cost was around 30%. to compare other parts, security costs average oftentimes 8-10% for overall project costs. one road alone experienced 147 direct attacks, and 40 mine and other ordnance explosions. the traditional metrics the government measures the efficacy of projects -- to not pay the full picture. and lack of existing infrastructure and technical capacity, and experience of afghan companies, the need for capacity building and -- measuring success just in scop
the critical commercial link between -- pakistan and afghanistan. it provides a route to the capital city of kabul for improved government, trade, health care, and education. i want to say a few words around the circumstances. as a picture shows, the topographical and geologically features of this area within the construction work has occurred are some of the most challenging we faced in afghanistan. the security environment has made this the most dangerous project our company has attempted....
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Jul 22, 2011
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the military in egypt operates like the military in pakistan. it is a state within a state, and they have their own economy and businesses, and the role of -- the revolution as it exists in egypt, the uprising as it exists, has not focused on what will be the future role that elephant in the room. the floor is open. yes. and director question of somebody. -- and direct your question to somebody. push it up on the side, i think . [unintelligible] the question is about yemen and why we consistently -- we talk about the arab spring, and i would like to hear a more about jordan. [unintelligible] >> david, why don't you say something about jordan and yemen. i would start on yemen, uprising there. it has been going on for about a decade. it has involved people from south yemen that are not too happy about the union of the two yemens. there are tribal this piece. it has been a longstanding conflict. david? >> yemen is a fascinating case of the inability of its foreign allies to make a difference. we work really hard to get their president out of there.
the military in egypt operates like the military in pakistan. it is a state within a state, and they have their own economy and businesses, and the role of -- the revolution as it exists in egypt, the uprising as it exists, has not focused on what will be the future role that elephant in the room. the floor is open. yes. and director question of somebody. -- and direct your question to somebody. push it up on the side, i think . [unintelligible] the question is about yemen and why we...